Yes, huge numerous of oriented inclusions of another mineral inn the quartz, in this case possibly white mica. So you have Aventurine quartz I suspect.Dihusky said:Commonly referred to as 'Schiller', found in Quartz, Labradorite, Sunstone and others, scientific term is Aventurescense :inlove: Produces some fascinating effects in faceted stones.
The fluids that form the gold and quartz atre commonly high in potassium - and white mica is a potassium mineralJeff said:Yeah Ive seen that a lot. Initially I thought it was a copper ore -Bornite. But recently I read it was a product of iron oxidisation. The interesting thing is I pretty much only see it on quartz thrown out of gold bearing reef shafts, like some kind of accessory mineral.
Dihusky said:Commonly referred to as 'Schiller', found in Quartz, Labradorite, Sunstone and others, scientific term is Aventurescense :inlove: Produces some fascinating effects in faceted stones.
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